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Electronics Worksheet: Series Circuits

Electronics lesson 8: Series circuits · Set 183 · 40 questions
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Remember (One path for all): One path: if any bulb is removed or broken, no bulb glows. Identical bulbs share the voltage: each gets battery volts ÷ number of bulbs. More bulbs in series → each gets less → all glow dimmer.

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  1. 1.💡 5 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 10 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  2. 2.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “own switch for each bulb”? (a) series (b) parallel
  3. 3.True or false: “one out, the rest glow” is true of a series circuit. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.True or false: “bulbs share the voltage” is true of a series circuit. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.True or false: “many paths for current” is true of a series circuit. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.💡 6 identical bulbs are joined in series with a battery and a closed switch on the main wire. Bulb 5 is taken out of its holder. How many bulbs glow?
  7. 7.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “one bulb out, all go out”? (a) series (b) parallel
  8. 8.💡 Old festival light strings went fully dark when one bulb failed. How were they joined? (a) by Wi-Fi (b) in parallel (c) in series (d) not joined
  9. 9.💡 4 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 12 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  10. 10.💡 In a series circuit, how many paths does the current have? (a) two (b) one for each bulb (c) none (d) one
  11. 11.💡 A battery lights 2 identical bulbs joined in series. One more identical bulb is added in series. How do the bulbs glow now? (a) the same (b) brighter (c) dimmer
  12. 12.True or false: “used in house wiring” is true of a parallel circuit. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.True or false: “own switch for each bulb” is true of a series circuit. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.💡 4 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 4 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  15. 15.💡 4 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 16 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  16. 16.💡 3 identical bulbs are joined in series with a battery and a closed switch on the main wire. Bulb 2 is taken out of its holder. Does bulb 3 glow? (a) No (b) Yes
  17. 17.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “one out, the rest glow”? (a) parallel (b) series
  18. 18.💡 2 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 2 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  19. 19.💡 A battery lights 3 identical bulbs joined in series. One more identical bulb is added in series. How do the bulbs glow now? (a) dimmer (b) the same (c) brighter
  20. 20.True or false: “a break stops every bulb” is true of a parallel circuit. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “many paths for current”? (a) parallel (b) series
  22. 22.True or false: “many paths for current” is true of a parallel circuit. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.💡 3 identical bulbs are joined in series with a battery and a closed switch on the main wire. Bulb 1 is taken out of its holder. Does bulb 2 glow? (a) No (b) Yes
  24. 24.True or false: “a single current path” is true of a series circuit. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.💡 5 identical bulbs are joined in series with a battery and a closed switch on the main wire. Bulb 2 is taken out of its holder. How many bulbs glow?
  26. 26.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “used in house wiring”? (a) series (b) parallel
  27. 27.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “each gets the full volts”? (a) parallel (b) series
  28. 28.💡 6 identical bulbs are joined in series with a battery and a closed switch on the main wire. All the bulbs are in place. How many bulbs glow?
  29. 29.💡 2 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 6 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  30. 30.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “bulbs share the voltage”? (a) parallel (b) series
  31. 31.💡 2 identical bulbs are joined in series with a battery and a closed switch on the main wire. Bulb 1 is taken out of its holder. Does bulb 2 glow? (a) No (b) Yes
  32. 32.💡 3 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 3 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  33. 33.💡 3 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 4.5 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  34. 34.True or false: “bulbs share the voltage” is true of a parallel circuit. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.💡 A battery lights 5 identical bulbs joined in series. One more identical bulb is added in series. How do the bulbs glow now? (a) brighter (b) the same (c) dimmer
  36. 36.🔗 Series or parallel circuit: “a single current path”? (a) parallel (b) series
  37. 37.💡 5 identical bulbs are joined in series with a battery and a closed switch on the main wire. Bulb 2 is taken out of its holder. Does bulb 3 glow? (a) Yes (b) No
  38. 38.💡 5 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 15 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =
  39. 39.True or false: “used in house wiring” is true of a series circuit. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.💡 3 identical bulbs are joined in series with a 6 V battery (ideal wires). How many volts does each bulb get? =

Answer key

  1. 2
  2. parallel
  3. False
  4. True
  5. False
  6. 0
  7. series
  8. in series
  9. 3
  10. one
  11. dimmer
  12. True
  13. False
  14. 1
  15. 4
  16. No
  17. parallel
  18. 1
  19. dimmer
  20. False
  21. parallel
  22. True
  23. No
  24. True
  25. 0
  26. parallel
  27. parallel
  28. 6
  29. 3
  30. series
  31. No
  32. 1
  33. 1.5
  34. False
  35. dimmer
  36. series
  37. No
  38. 3
  39. False
  40. 2

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